Recs if you like When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy...

A collection of non-fiction books that touch upon the stories of the natural world, and all the people who live among it. (Or, as an astronomer once said: "I love stories, and the story of our universe is the grandest one we have") Always open to suggestions!

Need a gift for your extremist family member, but they already have a red baseball cap AND a Don't Tread on Me shirt? Were you told "Don't bring up politics at family dinner" and need some safe books to discuss instead? Well we have a full menu for you to choose from! Each just for fun book comes with our guarantee: No real world political messages under the 100% fictional plot! 😉 (Taking Recommendations!)

Nature is Fluid & Interconnected: A perspective blending Queer Theory (challenging norms around gender/sexuality) with Ecology (the study of relationships in nature). Queer ecology questions assumptions that human norms (like heterosexuality or fixed binaries) are the only "natural" way. It invites us to see nature, ourselves, and our relationships with more nuance and complexity.

Nonfiction books exploring the natural world and our “place in the family of things” (Mary Oliver, Wild Geese). 🐦‍⬛🦋🌱🪸🦊🪷🪼🍄

to lose my mind and find my soul. John Muir

nonfiction about trees and forests, and their overall ecosystems, histories, meanings

Books you SHOULD be reading all year

This list was generated from a post on pagebound club on Juneteenth in 2026. I opted to not try and make this list comprehensive but just to document the community recs from that day - however, if you have more books to recommend please comment in the forum! Prompts from the original post will be in the comments. Note: prompts asked for books by Black authors, not only those from/books set in the US. See comments section for more discussion.

Nonfiction books about environmental ethics and philosophy, human/environment relations, cultural ways of knowing, and understanding wildlife. Essentially, books that will make you think about your role as a fellow creature of this earth🌱🐾🐚 (Check pinned comment for more recs!) [created Sep '25]

Books by female ecologists, biologists, naturalists, environmental activists, and science writers from well-researched nonfiction to reflective memoirs.

(Keywords: science, nature, plants, animals, insects, ecology, climate change, biology, ocean, STEM)

a collection of books im interested in which are releasing this year (2026). no particular order

For when you like apples a normal amount and have a normal amount of books about them. Suggestions extremely welcome.

Niche non-fiction to open your mind to a world in specifics

Climate and environment non-fiction reads for when the feeling of doom is overwhelming and you want positive outlooks on the climate and reminders about our connection to nature.

Books that explore the planet we live on, from its tiniest creatures to its greatest questions.

books set in spring or around thing spring months, books with a focus on flowers, or books that just give the vibes of new beginnings! 😊

This list includes non-celebrity memoirs that provide diverse life experiences that will make you feel all the emotions. Some of the authors may be popular online or widely known, but they are not industry celebrities.